Clip Art is Tacky. But a Video Featuring 787 of Them?
Oliver Laric created a video from 787 clip art images. Very cool. All it needs is some jamming music and 787 release forms and it’s ready for prime time.
Oliver Laric created a video from 787 clip art images. Very cool. All it needs is some jamming music and 787 release forms and it’s ready for prime time.
It appears the “webstars” are on their 14th minute. The major online-video properties are now putting dramatic emphasis on professional content with big celebrity names. Every year at this time, the television networks showcase their new shows to advertisers in what’s called “up fronts.” This week the major online-video properties (YouTube, Hulu, Microsoft, Yahoo and AOL) mimicked…
Seems that lady who fell into the mall fountain while texting (in a video that went viral, and resulted in her heartfelt news appearances) seems to have some prior convictions on her record… a few retail thefts and a hit and run. At least she didn’t appear to get any shoplifted goodies wet. For more…
Sorry, online-video stars of 2011 and 2012. Seems your future is “asymptotical,” according to this report by SFGate titled “Inside Google’s Boot Camp for Viral Video Stars.” The New York Times covered the recent program for the “chosen” YouTube Partners that were selected as YouTube NextUp winners (see explanation of program). Yeah I had to…
I would have predicted that by April 2010, YouTube’s “most popular” videos would be consistantly good. In fact, however, we’re seeing some all-star talent like Mediocrefilms and BlameSocietyFilms getting far fewer views than they would have a year ago. And we’re seeing some YouTube channels ranking consistently on YouTube’s most-viewed and most popular sections that are (how can I put…
It’s maddening when a creator tricks viewers with misleading thumbnails, titles, tags and descriptions. Until now, we’ve counted on the website’s search engine to solve that problem. But even YouTube’s Google-like sophistication still opens the door to tricks by Viral Video Villians. Google learns from its users, and I imagine the YouTube search engine quietly…
I’d better hold on to my day job. My job as the weatherman on MediaMoGirl is at risk. It’s good to be a “protected class” however. I may need to do the weather in a dress to reinforce that.